“I AM SPEAKING FOR JUNKIES AND MA HULE” – MUNALI MP SIPALO
MABANGA NEWS DIGGERS
Friday | November 13, 2026 |
He did not hide. He said it in Parliament.
Munali Member of Parliament Thomas Sipalo, popularly known as Diffikoti, says he is in Parliament to speak for drug-dependent youths commonly called ‘junkies’ and sex workers.
Delivering his maiden speech yesterday, Sipalo said many young people are pushed into drugs and selling their bodies by poverty, lack of opportunities and lack of parental guidance.
He said they are judged and condemned without anyone understanding their story.
“Mr Speaker, as a common boy that I am, who grew up experiencing poverty first hand, I’m in this house to speak for the marginalised communities. I’m here to speak for the youth that many call junkies and our sisters who ‘sell’,” Sipalo said.
He said arresting and releasing youths again and again is not working.
“Our youths do not need endless arrests. They need jobs, opportunities and hope.”
Sipalo called for rehabilitation, mentorship, discipline and skills for youths, so they can become productive citizens. He also wants teenage mothers to return to school and free education to be extended to universities and colleges